USN-1957-1: Jockey vulnerability
18 September 2013
Jockey could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.
Releases
Packages
- jockey - user interface and desktop integration for driver management
Details
It was discovered that Jockey was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.